{"id":743,"date":"2024-02-01T07:03:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=743"},"modified":"2024-02-01T07:03:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:03:56","slug":"cabinet-approves-scheme-of-sugar-subsidy-for-aay-families-under-pds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/02\/01\/cabinet-approves-scheme-of-sugar-subsidy-for-aay-families-under-pds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet approves Scheme of Sugar Subsidy for AAY Families under PDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><strong>New Delhi.<\/strong> The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narender Modi approved extension of scheme of sugar subsidy for Antyodya Anna Yojna (AAY) families distributed through Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) for two more years i.e. 31 March 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><strong>As<\/strong> another indication of unwavering commitment of Central Government to wellbeing of citizens of the country and ensuring sweetness of platter of the poorest of the poor in the country, the Scheme facilitates access of sugar to the poorest of the poor and adds energy to their diet so that their health improves. Under the Scheme, the Central Government gives subsidy of Rs.18.50 per kg per month of sugar to AAY families of participating States. The approval is expected to extend benefits of more than Rs.1850 crore during period of 15th Finance Commission (2020-21 to 2025-26). The scheme is expected to benefit about 1.89 crores AAY families of the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><strong>Government<\/strong> of Bharat is already giving free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna (PM-GKAY). Sale of \u2018Bharat Atta\u2019, \u2018Bharat Dal\u2019 and Tomatoes and Onions at affordable and fair prices are the measures to ensure sufficient food in Plate of citizens beyond PM-GKAY also. So far, about 3 Lakh Tons of Bharat Dal (Chana dal) and about 2.4 Lakh Ton of Bharat Atta have already been sold, benefitting ordinary consumers. Thus, availability of subsidized dal, atta and sugar have completed the food for a common citizen of Bharat fulfilling Modi ki Guarantee of \u2018Food for All, Nutrition for All\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 1.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><strong>With<\/strong> this approval, the Government will continue giving subsidy to participating States for distribution of sugar to AAY families through PDS at the rate of One kg per family per month. States have the responsibility to procure and distribute sugar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narender Modi approved extension of scheme of sugar subsidy for Antyodya Anna Yojna (AAY) families distributed through Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) for two more years i.e. 31 March 2026. As another indication of unwavering commitment of Central Government to wellbeing of citizens of the country and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,136],"tags":[244,242,243],"class_list":["post-743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business-english-news","category-national","tag-antyodya-anna-yojna","tag-public-distribution-scheme","tag-sugar-subsidy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cabinet approves Scheme of Sugar Subsidy for AAY Families under PDS - Matribhumi Samachar English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/02\/01\/cabinet-approves-scheme-of-sugar-subsidy-for-aay-families-under-pds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cabinet approves Scheme of Sugar Subsidy for AAY Families under PDS - Matribhumi Samachar English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi. 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